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I was glad to see 2016 come to an end. What a horrible year. It looks like 2017 could be even worse!
So here we are a day away from the autumnal equinox. What’s up? I’ll delve just a bit into some of the recent things that have taken place before I get into the actual topic of today’s CUA diary. Mind you the hits just keep on coming.
1) The House GOP gave Jeff Sessions the green light last week to go after medical cannabis across the land by refusing to reauthorize the Rorahbacher- Farr Bill which prohibits the Justice Department from spending money to interfere with states’ medical marijuana laws. This is just what Jeff Session asked for...and he got it.
2) We are on the verge of the Senate possibly passing the worst version of a TrumpCare bill yet. It’s just a repeal...no replace.
3) Tump is firmly under Putin’s control by doing exactly what Putin wants. Putin’s plan has always been to divide and conquer. He want's to peel off countries one by one. He knows he’ll have huge leverage over the world that way. That’s absolutely fine by more Americans than I can believe.
4) Oh, and are we going to annihilate North Korea potentially as well which will cause the annihilation of South Korea and the death of up to 200,000 Americans living there?
5) It’s now pretty well accepted that WikiLeaks and Julian Assange are actually working for the Kremlin.
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Gaa! Time for a break from all of it. Let’s talk about beer. How would you like to know about the eight states considered to have the worst craft beer scene and the eight states with the best craft beer scene? There were over 5300 craft beer companies at the end of 2016 which was double the number at the end of 2012. So how did they come up with the best and worst craft beer states?
This is based on an average of the Brewers Association’s rankings for total number of breweries, the number of breweries per capita (100,000 people age 21 or older), and the number of gallons per person age 21 or older, here are the eight worst and eight best states (including Washington, D.C.) for those looking to sample a craft beer in the United States. www.cheatsheet.com/...
8th worst: Kentucky...8th best: North Carolina (North Carolina has had a big bump up as several companies from California, including Sierra Nevada Brewery and Colorado, including New Belgium Brewery opened operations in that state).
7th worst: Hawai’i...7th best: tie between Michigan and Wisconsin
6th worst: North Dakota...6th best: Pennsylvania
5th worst: Arkansas...5th best: tie between Montana and Maine
4th worst: Alabama...4th best: Vermont
3rd worst: Oklahoma...3rd best: Washington
2nd worst: West Virginia...2nd best: Oregon
The worst: Mississippi (why am I not surprised?)...The best: Colorado (why am I not surprised?)
Oh, and there is another thing Colorado is currently known for being The best in a category. Since I want to just have a good laugh this morning, I hope you do too. Enjoy!
What do you want to talk about today?
Data & Democracy for 2018 conference:
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- Democracy North Carolina
- You Can Vote
- Orange County Democratic Party
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- Southern Coalition for Social Justice
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- Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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